rombo

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See also: rombò and Rombo

Esperanto

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Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

rombo (accusative singular rombon, plural romboj, accusative plural rombojn)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. (card games) the suit of diamonds, marked with the symbol ♦
  3. (taxonomy) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)
    Synonym: rombofiŝo

Usage notes

rombo is sometimes used instead of karoo so that each suit can be abbreviated to a unique letter (p, k, t, or r).

Synonyms

See also

Suits in Esperanto · emblemoj (layout · text)
kero karoo, rombo piko trefo

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrom.bo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Hyphenation: róm‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombi)

  1. roar
  2. rhombus
  3. turbot
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rombo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rombare

Anagrams

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Noun

ròmbo

  1. genitive singular of ròmbas (“rhombus”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -õbu
  • Hyphenation: rom‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin rhombus.

Adjective

rombo (feminine romba, masculine plural rombos, feminine plural rombas)

  1. blunt (having a thick point; not sharp)
  2. (figurative) obtuse; blunt (intellectually dull)
    Synonyms: cego, obtuso, burro, bronco, parvo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus (parallelogram having all sides of equal length)
    Synonym: losango
Related terms

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps related to romper (“to breach”).

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. a large hole or gap
    Synonyms: buraco, furo
  2. (figurative) gap (lack of something)
  3. (figurative) break-in (forceful entry into a place)
    Synonym: arrombamento
Derived terms

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos, “rhombus, spinning top”), from ῥέμβω (rhémbō, “to turn around”). It forms a doublet with inherited rumbo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrombo/
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Syllabification: rom‧bo

Noun

rombo m (plural rombos)

  1. (geometry) rhombus
  2. brill
    Synonym: rémol

Related terms

Further reading

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